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@MissMay One more vote for continuing your streak. Unless you have to report to a parole officer, I would not even count one unintentional drink. The important thing is your mindset!

@tracy042 This is me! I gave up "going out drinking" over a decade ago. I almost never drink when out to dinner and I probably have friends that think I don't drink at all since I usually stay sober at parties, but I still love my wine at the very end of the day! I have a family vacation coming up in two weeks and I know…

Thanks! One of my takeaways from doing TAE experience was realizing that less than 10% of heavy drinkers are physically dependent on alcohol. For the rest of us it's mostly psychological. I am a big fan of tricking my lizard brain in to doing what I want it to do. Examples: "You don't have to finish your workout. Just…

Hello, everyone. I see I have a lot to catch up on here! Sorry I haven't been around. Work has been really crazy the last few weeks! I haven't even attempted to go AF the last few weeks, but I have had surprisingly good success in "drinking less," which is, of course, my goal. I have not had a single night of "normal…

They also specified a very narrow range of weight lost - 10-30 pounds - so I am guessing that have a specific demographic in mind right now. Probably hoping to target those looking to shed a few vanity pounds.

@Turtlemummy I think you and I are on similar paths or at least have similar goals. I'm having a lot of trouble getting motivated this month. I tell myself "I'm not going to drink at all tonight!" and the reply comes "why not?" :lol: So instead, I've reduced the quantity and I seem to have found a happy medium. I've…

I joined MFP when I was 38. I lost 30 pounds here, but have since aged out of the target demographic. :lol:

I was AF last night and I daresay I almost regretted it! :lol: I drank my tea and Sparkling Ice, took my melatonin (falling asleep is my issue and the main reason I drink) and went to bed. At 11:00 I got woken up by tornado warnings. I'm a midwestern gal, so I dutifully trudged downstairs and set up camp on the couch,…

I feel like I got what I needed from it. I've seen other people do very well on the program, so I would definitely recommend it. I'm just not the kind of drinker she is targeting.

Last night I finally got back on the wagon. I spent the previous two nights doing a lot of soul-searching and analyzing and "sitting with my discomfort." So, I've got 1/7 days AF this month, which is already better than October, right? :lol: Actually, since my goal is "mindfulness," it still counts. I did not drink…

@Lilylady3k What a beautiful granddaughter! Congratulations! Well, I caved again last night, but I had less, so that's progress. I was also "mindful" asking myself "does that actually taste good? Oh, look, half a glass in and already you are having trouble focusing on your book! Is this really how you want to spend your…

@LazyBlondeChef I think you have the right idea. Progress over perfection. :smile:

That's very interesting! I was really tired for the first 2-3 weeks, but then it leveled out. I never stopped being jealous, though, of the people who kept gushing about all their newfound energy! So, I sat with my thoughts for a bit today and I think I've figured out my problem. It's the whole "dry January" concept. When…

My "Dry January" has been a bit damp as of yet! :lol: For some reason I can't seem to find the motivation I had in November and the start of December. I am drinking less than I was in October, so I guess that's something, but I can't seem to give it up completely. I have also restarted "The Alcohol Experiment," but am not…

You can put it in the title. I think that's what most people do. Like "Sara's Soup - 200 grams."

Hello, everyone. Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed your holidays. I just got back from a very chilly week in Philadelphia (back to the sweltering heat of Houston). As expected, I did drink every night of my trip, but not as much as I would have in years past. That was encouraging. I am, however, having a difficult…

I've never had BC affect my appetite, but it has different side effects in different people, so it's certainly possible. Many years ago I was taking a pill and having horrible muscle cramps. Like, I'd be grocery shopping and have to stop because my hamstrings cramped up so bad I couldn't walk! This was not a known…

15/19 days AF. I wasn't planning to drink last night, but one of my feral cats has been very sick and hadn't improved much since seeing the vet on Thursday. I couldn't get him back to the vet over the weekend and I was just consumed by worry that he would take a turn for the worst before our appointment this morning. I had…

@MissMay No judgement here! I also have a weakness for cheese and crackers! @dawnbgethealthy Ohhhhhh, I love those pictures! It's stormy here today, but the temp is supposed to drop into the 60s. Hoodie weather is coming! :lol: I ended up having to work until 11:00-ish last night, so I had two glasses of wine to unclench…

I am still having issues as well and my device keeps unlinking from MFP. It seems to be synching about once a day, but when I tap for more information it shows that the last synch was at some weird time (1550 calories at 1:36 AM, for example), so that would indicate maybe a time zone issue...? I have…

Thanks, @ahoy_m8. It's been many years, but certain dates still get to me. On a happier note: Happy belated birthday!

Love the ice rink picture! That's so beautiful! <3 I was feeling a lot of anxiety last night. I was hungry all day, too, but for what I didn't know. At first I thought it was just hormones (peri-menopausal here), but then I realized it would have been my wedding anniversary with my late husband. I decided to have a few…

I didn't drink this weekend, Once again, I thought about it, but talked myself out of it each time. 10 days AF so far (that will all change when I go to my sister's house next week). I've been invited to two parties this week, but work will interfere with both, so that takes care of that temptation. The last two nights I…

One more vote for this! I posted in a thread a few years ago, having no idea it would blow up the way it did. Now I receive notifications every single day from a thread that does not interest me. I recently went on vacation and when I returned I had over 100 of these notifications to wade through before I could find the…

Thanks for replying! I have compared my numbers with months when I was losing and they appear to be about the same. It just seemed like they were too high because I got rid of a very high calorie "treat" I used to consume. Now I am wondering if I wasn't overestimating the calories I was consuming before. That would have…

Very scary about the car accident! I am glad to hear she is okay. That's fantastic that your DH is joining you. I think my AF days would be fewer and farther between if my boyfriend drank, too! I've stayed the course and now have 8 AF days and 1 A. I keep thinking I want a drink and then I ask myself "do you really?"…

Last night I decided that "not being on call" really wasn't a good reason to drink and I didn't really want it anyway, so I passed. I started reading "Harry Potter y la camara secreta" instead (my Spanish suffers quite a bit after a few glasses of wine :smile: ) Please keep sharing pictures of holiday lights and winter…

I had a couple of drinks last night, as planned. I did not go beyond the limit I established for myself at the beginning of the night, though. Cirque du Soleil was amazing, if you get the chance to see it! I am not planning to drink tonight, though I *might* tomorrow night, just because it's my last "free" night before…

I met with some strong temptation last night. I ended up on an unplanned technical call with my colleagues in Singapore that kept me working (and irritated!) until late. I thought to myself "I will definitely need a drink or two after this!" but when the call was over I started my nightly routine and as I grabbed my glass…

Hello, everyone I am going to try to be a bit more active this month, though the holidays may have me logging fewer AF days than last month! I finished November with 22 days AF. I am still not sure what my goal is (maybe drinking 50% of the days or fewer?), but I guess I just mostly want to *not* be drinking every night. I…